Recipe by Chef Nuit Regular (Pai Toronto)
Ingredients:
Pad Thai
- 3½ ounces (100 g) plain dried medium instant rice noodles
- 3 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 5 fresh or thawed frozen medium shrimp (size 21–25), peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon minced shallots
- ¼ cup firm tofu cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 egg
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- ¼ cup Chinese chives cut into 1½-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons ground unsalted roasted peanuts
- 1 lime wedge
Sauce (makes extra)
- 1 cup grated palm sugar 1 cup water
- ¾ cup Tamarind Paste (recipe follows) or store-bought
- ½ cup Thai oyster sauce
- ¼ cup Thai fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
Excerpted from Kiin by Nuit Regular. Copyright © 2020 by Nuit Regular. Published by Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.